Guide to the William B. Ewert Publications and Papers, 1978-2002

Collection number: MC 70
Size: 32 boxes
(9.66 cu.ft.)

About William B. Ewert (1943-2001)

William B. Ewert (b. 1943) earned his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree at the
University of New Hampshire. In 1970 he became science consultant to the New
Hampshire Department of Education, and eventually served as assistant to the
commissioner. He was chair of the Friends of the UNH Library from 1975 to 1990, and
again from 1998 until his death in October 2001. In 1999 he received the Granite
State Award, given by the University of New Hampshire for service to the state. He
was also a trustee of the Robert Frost Foundation and was considered an expert on
the work and life of the late poet laureate.

Ewert’s first publication was “Witness” and it appeared in December of 1978.

About the William B. Ewert Publications

The William B. Ewert Collection consists of fine limited edition poetry books,
broadsides, and cards produced by William B. Ewert, Publisher, of Concord, NH,
1978-2001, and related pre-publication material, correspondence, and woodblocks.
Items and material related to Ewert’s own collecting, as well as associated items
and ephemera are also included. Among the poets whose work is most frequently
represented are William Heyen, May Sarton, Donald Hall, Galway Kinnell, John Updike,
and W. D. Snodgrass, while Barry Moser and Mary Azarian are among the artists whose
work is included.

Correspondence from the author to W.B.E., January 7, 1980 - March 23,
1981; Letter from an editor, Alfred A Knopf Inc.,
May 1, 1980; Letter
from Winthrop Watson [authors's agent with Georges Borchardt, Inc.,
Literary Agency, April 29,
1980; Contract of agreement to publish, signed by the
author and W.B.E.; Correspondence from Michael McCurdy [Penmæn
Press]; Notes about printing; Page proofs of the title page and copy
right page

Box 1, Folder 5

McElroy, Joseph. Ship Rock: A
Place. Ewert, 1980.

Letter from the author to W.B.E.; Photocopy typescript of "Ship
Rock"; Photocopy typescript of "The Unknown Saved"; Typescript of
"Ship Rock"

Correspondence from the author to W.B.E., September 24, 1980 - October 4,
1982; Correspondence from author to Louis Untermeyer
[editor], July 10, 1962 -
September 29, 1962; Letter from Louis Untermeyer to
the author [unsigned], July 13,
1962; (3) early revision typescripts; Typescript
dated October 19, 1981;
Galley proofs; (2) artist's proofs of each of three illustrations by
Gillian Tyler; (2) prints of each illustration, each numbered 1 and
2 of 20; Publication announcement

Box 2, Folder 10

Oates, Joyce Carol. Funland.
Ewert, 1983.

Correspondence from the author to W.B.E, December 21, 1982 - August 5,
1983; Preface written by the author, dated January 20, 1983; Typescript of
text; Set of proofs; (2) prints of illustration by Gillian Tyler
numbered 1 and 2 of 20; Publication announcement

Box 2, Folder 11

Hall, Donald. Brief Lives: Seven
Epigrams. Ewert, 1983.

Typescript of text; Unbound set of cards with presentation envelope,
signed by the author, numbered 8 of 136; Unbound set of cards with
presentation envelope, signed by the author, numbered hc

Box 3

Box 3, Folder 1

Godwin, Gail. Anna Margarita's
Will. Ewert, 1984.

Correspondence from the author to W.B.E., undated and July 30, 1984; Correspondence
from Robert Starer to W.B.E., April 6,
1984; Correspondence from Robert Lipton
[calligrapher] to W.B.E., undated and March 22, 1984; Correspondence from W.B.E. to Lance
Hidy [designer], September 7,
1984; Correspondence from Lance Hidy to W.B.E.
January 19,1984 -
September 14, 1984; Correspondence from Carolyn Coman
[book binder] to W.B.E., June 14, 1984 - October 3, 1984; Estimate from
Carolyn Coman, undated; Typescript of text; Rough proofs by Richard
Lipton April 26, 1984; Set
of proofs; Photocopy of proof sheet; Text as performed with
accompaniement by Robert Starer; Publication announcement

Box 3, Folder 2

Heyen, William. Wenzel/The
Ghost. Ewert, 1984.

(3) typescript drafts

Box 3, Folder 3

Heyen, William. Wenzel/The
Ghost. Ewert, 1984.

(3) typescript drafts

Box 3, Folder 4

Heyen, William. The Cabin.
Ewert, 1985.

Correspondence from the author to W.B.E., May 22, 1984 - May 30,
1984; Correspondence from Mata Trimble [designer,
artist] to W.B.E., June 11,
1984 - December 18, 1985 and undated; Correspondence
from John Kristensen [printer, Firefly Press] to W.B.E., July 19, 1985 - February 15,
1986

Correspondence from the author to W.B.E., May 17, 1984 - June 20,
1986; Correspondence from John Kristensen to W.B.E.,
September 11, 1984 -
April 1, 1985; Master proof set; Publisher's proof
set; Proof of title page

Box 3, Folder 10

Carver, Raymond. This Water.
Ewert, 1985.

(2) "publisher's advanced copies" in cover paper folders; Each is one
of eight, one has blue label ink, the other has black label ink

Box 3, Folder 11

Kinnell, Galway. Seekonk
Woods. Ewert, 1985.

Correspondence from Claire van Vliet to W.B.E., undated; Photocopy of
text as published in a magazine; Publication announcement; [see Box
12 f.11 for two previous versions of this piece in a typescript
titled "The Past," dated October 23,
1984]; extra copies of three Lotte Jacobi photographs used to illustrate the
book

Correspondence from the author to W.B.E., November 5, 1985 - January 3,
1986; Correspondence from John Kristensen [printer]
to W.B.E., April 30, 1986 -
May 1, 1986; Photocopy of typescript

Box 4, Folder 6

Carver, Ray. Early for the
Dance. Ewert, 1986.

Publisher's proof; Publisher's advance copy in cover-paper folder

Box 4, Folder 7

Sarton, May. The Phoenix
Again. Ewert, 1987.

Letter from the author W.B.E., June 9,
1987; Correspondence from Mary Azarian [illustrator]
to W.B.E., April 7, 1986 -
July 3, 1987; Letter from John Kristensen [printer]
to W.B.E., October 27,
1987; Typescript of "Wilderness Lost"; Typesetter's copy
of typescript of the entire book

Correspondence from the author to W.B.E., February 6, 1987 - June 15,
1988; Correspondence from Mary Azarian [illustrator]
to W.B.E., February 19,
1988 - July 7, 1988; Correspondence from John
Kristensen [printer] to W.B.E., November 2, 1988 - February 3,
1989; Typescript; Typescript of complete book; Galley
proof; Publisher's advance copy, 1 of 15; woodcut is number 3,
signed by Azarian

This separate edition, designed & illustrated by Gino Lee was
produced at The Bow & Arrow Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in
December 1991; Number 4 of
36 copies printed on special paper, signed by the author and artist,
& specially bound in wrappers, in a total edition of 136 copies;
Number 4 of 7, signed by the author and specially bound in
wrappers

Correspondence from the author to W.B.E., October 4, 1991 - September 22,
1992; Correspondence from Mary Azarian [illustrator]
to W.B.E., August 5, 1992;
Loose page proofs; Galley proof set

Box 5, Folder 6

Hall, Donald. Daylilies on the
Hill. Ewert, 1992.

Galley proof set; Loose page proofs

Box 5, Folder 7

Sarton, May. The Old-Fashioned
Snow. Ewert, 1992.

Magazine printing of story from Collier's, March 23, 1946; Galley proof;
Proof of title page and colophon signed by the author

Box 5, Folder 8

Sarton, May. Forward into the
Past. Ewert, 1992.

Letter from Constance Hunting to W.B.E., July 30, 1992; Letter from Doris
Grumbach to W.B.E., July 21,
1992; Correspondence from Deborah Pease to W.B.E.,
March 25-26,
1992; Letter from Seamus Heaney [poet, contributor]
to W.B.E., March 31, 1992;
Memo from W.B.E. to Susan Sherman and Deborah Pease, January 28, 1992; Letter from
John Kristensen [printer] to W.B.E., March 30, 1992; Typescript of Heaney contribution;
Proof of Heaney contribution; Loose proof sheets; List of
contributors

Box 5, Folder 9

Sarton, May. Coming into
Eighty. Ewert, 1992.

Correspondence from the author to W.B.E., October 18, 1991 - February 24,
1992; Drafts of "Coming Into Eighty"; Complete
typescript; Proof sheets of title page and "The Artist"

Box 5, Folder 10

Sarton, May. Coming into
Eighty. Ewert, 1992.

Draft versions of several poems from the collection, including ms
& ts with notations and variant titles; Galley proof

Box 5, Folder 11

Heaney, Seamus. Keeping Going.
Ewert, 1993.

Photocopy of letter from the author to Gino Lee [designer] and
Dimitri Hadzi [illustrator], March 19,
1993; Correspondence from Sarah Creighton
[bookbinder] to W.B.E., April 22, 1993 - June 8, 1993; Quotes from Anne
Beresford [printer] for W.B.E., April
14, 1993 & May 4,
1993; Invoice from Anne Beresford, July 14, 1993; Ms of introduction
by the author; Typescript and photocopy of typescript of
"Apparitions," a tentatively named collection by the author which
contains some of the material used in "Keeping Going"; Complete
typescript of "Keeping Going."

Box 5, Folder 12

Heaney, Seamus. Keeping Going.
Ewert, 1993.

Proof pages with a note from Gino Lee to John Kristensen [printer],
March 29, 1993; Loose
proof sheets; Galley proofs with note from W.B.E. to the author,
April 26, 1993

Box 5, Folder 13

Heaney, Seamus. Keeping Going.
Ewert, 1993.

(5) sets of a single folio, unbound

Box 6

Box 6, Folder 1

Oates, Joyce Carol. "J.C.O." & I. Ewert, 1994.

Letter from William Heyen to W.B.E., March 22, 1994; Letter from the author to W.B.E.,
March 26, 1994; Letter
from John Kristensen [printer] to W.B.E., April 15, 1994; Photocopy of
typescript; Typescript of introduction by William Heyen; Proof,
unfolded; proof, folded, with note from the author to W.B.E.,
March 28, 1994; Fax of
revised title page with letter from John Kristensen, March 16, 1994; (3) copies of
proof, unfolded; Uncut folded proof without title or copyright
pages; (3) folded proofs of title page and colophon

Box 6, Folder 2

Oates, Joyce Carol. "J.C.O." & I. Ewert, 1994.

Unbound but completed item, signed by the author; (4) copies unbound,
unsigned, on three different fine papers

Box 6, Folder 3

Heyen, William. Custer Minus
Custer. Ewert, 1995.

Draft of letter from W.B.E. to the author, March 18, 1995; Letter from the
author to W.B.E., March 9,
1995; Complete typescript; Printing order of pages;
Proof of table of contents; Proof sheets, unfolded of: title page
(1), copyright & table of contents (1), colophon (1), afterward
(1), half title page (5)

Letter from W.B.E. to the author September 4, 1998; Letter from John Kristensen
[printer] to W.B.E., February 10,
1999; Complete typescript

Box 6, Folder 8

Simic, Charles. Small Feast.
Ewert, 1998.

Proof of copyright and colophon; Publisher's galley proof; Two sheets
of first galley proof; Loose unfolded proof sheet of "In The Street"
and "Small Feast"; Proof sheets with samples of titles in different
ink colors; Publisher's advance copy in card stock folder, inscribed
to W.B.E. by the author, August 10,
1999

First galley proofs; Loose proof sheets of title page with
illustration and first page of text; Folded proof of title page; (2)
galley proofs; Proofs of artwork; Artist's proof, signed by Barry
Moser [illustrator]

Box 6, Folder 11

Heyen, William. Oh
Joy/Crickets. Ewert, 2000.

Proof; 1 of 350, unbound, signed by the author

Box 6, Folder 12

Updike, John. Bech: His
Oeuvre. Ewert, 2000.

Correspondence from the author to W.B.E., December 22, 1999 - November 9,
2000; Correspondence from Arnold Roth [illustrator]
to W.B.E., January 4, 2000
- November 30, 2000; Correspondence from John
Kristensen [printer] to W.B.E., November 13, 2000; Folded proof sheets with
corrections by the author; Folded proof sheets with artwork; Set of
photocopies with printer's notations; Draft of publication
announcement; Publication announcement

Typescript of "Before Snow" with a note from Heyen, July 29, 1983; Typescript of "The
Music Box"; Typescript of the colophon for "The Music Box"; TLS by
Ewert to collectors explaining the five 1983 cards presented as a set; Woodblock by J.J.
Lankes for "Measure"

Unbound cards:

Bronk, William. Through the
Woods. Calligraphy and illustration by Douglas
Strickler; One of 100 copies.

Correspondence from Darrell Hyder [printer] to W.B.E., October 15, 1984 - November 7,
1984; Typescript of "The Crow"; Proofs of "The Crow";
original calligraphy (title, poem, artwork) for "Lily"; original
calligraphy (title, poem, artwork) for "The Mind"

Unbound cards:

Carver, Raymond. My Crow. One
of 186 copies.

Hall, Donald. The December
Stove. Illustration by Jane Banquer Burnham; One of
536 copies.

Correspondence from the author to W.B.E., January 9, 1985 - April 22,
1985; Photocopy of letter from John Kristensen
[printer] to W.B.E., March 7,
1985; Font specimen sheet; Limited edition by Firefly
Press of "Look Away: A Valentine" by John Vieira; (4) proof sheets
of titles and first lines to test font size

Letter from John Jagel [artist] to W.B.E., July 16, 1986; Correspondence
from Darrell Hyder [printer] to W.B.E., March 1, 1986 - June 16,
1986 [see also W.D. Snodgrass' "A Locked House,"
(1986)]; Photocopy of letter
from Hyder to the author, May 22,
1986; Sketch by Jagel; Mock-up of broadside with
sketch by Jagel; Proof signed by Carver and Jagel

[see Oversize Box 1, Folder 11 for finished product]

Box 7, Folder 12

Sarton, May. Blizzard. Ewert,
1986. Card.

Two of 186 copies, unsigned

Box 7, Folder 13

Heyen, William. Brockport
Sunflowers. Ewert, 1986. Broadside.

Letter from the author to W.B.E., August 25, 1986; Letter from Claire Van Vliet
[printer] to W.B.E., March 17,
1986; (2) text proofs with notations

Letter from Ray Carver to W.B.E., September 22, 1986; Correspondence from Bill Heyen
to W.B.E., September 3,
1986 - December 3, 1986; Letter from Darrell Hyder
[printer] to W.B.E., October 1,
1986; Manuscript of "Lord"; Typescript of "The
Onset"; Typescript of "The Onset" with pencil sketch of illustration
concept; Typescript of "Lord"; Typescript of "Lord" with notations
for calligraphy; Complete typescript mock-up of "Two Poems"; Draft
of presentation card

Unbound cards:

Carver, Raymond. Two Poems.
Calligraphy by R.P. Hale; One of 130 copies.

Hall, Donald. The Onset.
Calligraphy by R.P. Hale; Two of 330 copies.

Heyen, William. Lord.
Calligraphy by R.P. Hale; One of 230 copies, inscribed to the
Ewert family

Deluxe set of cards, as above, bound in paper wrappers, each
signed by the author and marked "for Special Collections, UNH";
One of 26 lettered and four ad personam sets

Designed by John Kristensen. Printed at the Firefly Press for private
distribution. Number 4 of 35. Signed by the author

Box 7, Folder 17

Heyen, William. The Bells.
Ewert, 1987.
Broadside.

correspondence from Heyen to W.B.E., February 17, 1987; correspondence from John
Kristensen to W.B.E., March 6,
1987 with rough type-script proof of The Bells; correspondence from John
Kristensen to W.B.E., March 11,
1987 with samples of the colophon for The Bells; copy of letter from W.B.E. to
John Kristensen, March 22,
1987; art work samples and suggestions

Designed by John Kristensen. Printed at the Firefly Press; One of 10
ad personam copies, specially bound and signed by the author,
inscribed "for the Dimond Library"; One of 136, unsigned,
unbound

Box 7, Folder 20

Carver, Raymond. Afghanistan.
Ewert, 1988.
Broadside.

Designed by John Kristensen. One of 50 copies signed by the author.
First separate edition. ("Afghanistan" previously appeared in Where Water Comes Together With Other
Water, New York: Random House, 1985)

Box 7, Folder 21

Heyen, William. Papyrus.
Ewert, 1988.
Broadside.

Calligraphy by R. P. Hale One of 100 copies on special paper

Box 7, Folder 22

1988 Christmas card
set

Correspondence from Donald Hall to W.B.E., October 5, 1987 - June 16,
1988; Proof of "Carol"; Artwork proof for "Carol";
Paper wrapper with printed title for "This Year," original artwork
for "This Year," preliminary prof for "This Year," cardstock proof
for "This Year"

Unfolded:

Hall, Donald. Carol. J.J.Lankes
woodcut. Signed by the author

Unbound cards:

Carver, Raymond. The Toes.
Designed by John Kristensen.

Hall, Donald. Carol.

Heyen, William. This Year.
Designed and illustrated by Gino Lee.

Sarton, May. December
Moon.

Bound cards:

Hall, Donald. Carol. Copy N of
26 lettered copies signed by the author and specially bound in
wrappers.

Heyen, William. This Year. Copy
"N" of 26 lettered and ad personam copies signed by the author
and bound in wrappers.

Heyen, William. This Year.
Number 4 of 5 holographed and signed by the author

Heyen, William. Ice.
Illustrated with a reproduction of a cyanotype by Anna Atkins,
ca. 1851-54. Signed by the author with holograph, number 4 of
7.

Heyen, William. Ice. One of 10
ad personam copies signed by the author and specially bound in
wrappers. Inscribed "for Dimond Library, UNH."

Oates, Joyce Carol. Such
Beauty. One of 10 ad personam copies signed by the
author. Inscribed "for Dimond Library."

Sarton, May. Small Joys. One of
10 ad personam copies signed by the author and artist and
specially bound in wrappers. Inscribed "for Dimond Library,
UNH."

Box 7, Folder 28

Kinnell, Galway. The Gray
Heron. Ewert, 1990.
Broadside.

Calligraphy by R. P. Hale. Produced for N.H. Science Teachers Assoc.
Letter with permission to reprint from Julie Jackson [Houghton
Mifflin Co.], August 3,
1990; Copy number 3 of 50, signed by the author; One
of 150 copies signed by the author

Box 7, Folder 29

Heyen, William. Beloved on the
Earth. Ewert, 1990.

Designed by William B. Ewert and John Kristensen; Printed at Firefly
Press for Bill and Han Heyen to celebrate the marriage of Terre
Scharff and William Heyen, Jr.; (3) galley proofs; Galley proof of
colophon; One of 186 copies

Correspondence from the author to W.B.E., March 29, 1991 - May 2,
1991; Correspondence from Mary Azarian [artist] to
W.B.E., April 29, 1991;
Typescript; Typescript with colophon; (4) proofs of colophon; Sketch
of art concept by Mary Azarian; Proofs of each of two designs by
Mary Azarian

Designed by William B. Ewert and John Kristensen, Illustrated by R.P.
Hale, Printed at Firefly Press from Fairfield and Perpetua types for
Han and Bill Heyen to celebrate the marriage of their daughter
Kristen to Stephen Mahoney (August 3,
1991); Letter from the author to W.B.E., May 28, 1991; Proof; Proof,
signed by the author and inscribed to W.B.E., number 2 of 5; One of
186 unnumbered, unsigned; Copy "N" of 36 copies signed by the author
and specially bound in wrappers

Box 8, Folder 3

Sarton, May. The Work of
Happiness. Ewert, 1991. Broadside.

Designed by John Kristensen, printed at Firefly Press to honor the
author's 79th birthday on May 3,
1991; Letter with typescript from the author to
W.B.E., November 30, 1990;
One of 136 with envelope, unnumbered, unsigned; Number 4 of 36
copies on special paper; Signed by the author

Box 8, Folder 4

1991 Christmas card
set

Correspondence from May Sarton to W.B.E., August 1, 1991 - November 4,
1991; Correspondence from Mary Azarian to W.B.E.,
October 1991 - March
29, 1992; Typescript of "Renascence" with
photograph; Proof of "Renascence"; Proof of wood block print by
Mary Azarian for "Renascence"; (2) proof sheets of "The Winter
Table"

Hall, Donald. In November In Advent
Waiting. Printed at the Firefly Press. Two of 336
unnumbered copies, Number 4 of 36, signed by the author

Heyen, William. The Winter
Table. Designed and illustrated by Gino Lee and
produced at The Bow & Arrow Press. Two of 436 unnumbered
copies, one iscribed to the Ewert family

Designed by John Kristensen and printed at Firefly Press for private
distribution by May Sarton to celebrants of her 80th birthday on May
3, 1992; One of 36 copies printed on special paper and signed by the
author

Box 8, Folder 7

Sarton, May. Birthday Present.
Ewert, 1992.
Broadside.

Designed by John Kristensen, printed at Firefly Press; Typescript
with colophon; Proof; (2) variant proofs; One of 80 copies, signed
by the author

Box 8, Folder 8

Sarton, May. The Ender, The
Beginner. Ewert, 1992. Broadside.

Designed by John Kristensen, printed at Firefly Press for private
distribution by May Sarton to celebrants of her 80th. birthday,
May 3, 1992; Galley
proof; One of 136, unsigned; One of 36, signed

Box 8, Folder 9

1992 Christmas card
set.

Letter from May Sarton to W.B.E., October 27, 1992

Typescript of "A Handful of Thyme"; Photocopy revision of "A
Handful of Thyme"; Proofs of "A Handful of Thyme"

Proof sheet of "Old Roses" with a sketch of the illustration
concept and placement

Proofs, colored and uncolored, of three variant illustration
by Mary Azarian for "A Handful of Thyme"

Proofs of illustrations by Mary Azarian for "Old Roses"

Box 8, Folder 10

1992 Christmas card
set.

Hall, Donald. Old Roses,
Reprinted from Old and New Poems,
(Ticknor and Fields), 1990;
Original woodcut by Mary Azarian, Printed at Firefly Press; One
of 450 copies

Heyen, William. Brockport Show;
Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale; One of 286, unsigned;
Number 3 of 36, signed by the author and artist

Printed at Firefly Press; One of 40, signed; One of 40, unsigned on
different paper

Box 8, Folder 16

Sarton, May. Of Moluscs.
Ewert, 1993.
Broadside.

Illustration reproduced from an original wood engraving by Thomas
Bewick. This edition, designed by John Kristensen, was printed at
Firefly Press for William B. Ewert, to honor May Sarton on her 82nd
birthday, May 3, 1994;
Faxed proof pages; Artwork; Invoice; One of 150 copies

Original woodcut by Mary Azarian, printed directely from the block.
Printed at Firefly Press; Letter from the author to W.B.E.,
May 31, 1994; Letter
and sketch from Mary Azarian to W.B.E., November 1994; Artist's proofs; One of 400
copies

Illustration by Thomas Bewick. Printed at Firefly Press; Letter from
the author to W.B.E. with manuscript and typescript August 20, 1994;
Newspaper clipping of book review which inspired the poem, Three of
400 copies

Relief engraving by Barry Moser. Designed by John Kristensen and
printed at Firefly Press; Letter from Barry Moser to W.B.E.,
September 21, 1995;
Typescript of newer version of text with note from the author,
August 30, 1995;
Photocopy of text; Proof; One of 575 copies, imprinted "Merry
Christmas 1995"; One of 575 copies, imprinted "Holiday Greetings
1995"

Box 8, Folder 29

Snodgrass, W.D. Nocturne.
Ewert, 1996. Card.

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P.Hale, One of 450 copies; Number 3
of 40, signed by the author and the calligrapher

Box 8, Folder 30

Heyen, William. The Awakening.
Ewert, 1996.
Broadside.

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P.Hale. Number 3 of 40, signed by
the author and the calligrapher; One of 450 copies

Box 8, Folder 31

Heyen, William. Blackberries.
Ewert, 1996. Chriatsmas
card.

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale; Number 3 of 40 signed by
the author and the calligrapher; One of 450, mailed to the Ewert
family, inscribed by the author

Box 8, Folder 32

Sarton, May. Joy. Ewert,
1996. Card.

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale; One of 350 copies, folded.
Number 3 of 50, signed by the calligrapher

Box 8, Folder 33

Kenyon, Jane. Dutch Interiors.
Ewert, 1996.
Broadside.

The original relief engraving by Barry Moser was printed directly
from the block; Artist's proof numbered i of xxvi, signed by the
artists, inscribed to W.B.E; Number 3 of 60 copies, signed by the
artist; Number 49 of 60, signed by the artist

Box 8, Folder 34

Heyen, William. Eclipse.
Ewert, 1996. Card.

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale; Number 3 of 40 signed by
the author and the calligrapher; One of 450 copies

Box 8, Folder 35

Kenyon, Jane. At the Winter
Solstice. Ewert, 1996. Card/broadside.

The original relief engraving by Barry Moser was printed directly
from the block. Designed by John Kristensen and printed at Firefly
Press; One of 650 copies, imprinted "Merry Christmas 1996" on face;
One of 650 copies, imprinted "Holiday Greetings 1996" on face; One
of 650 copies, signed by the artist; One of 75 copies of broadside
edition signed by the artist

Box 8, Folder 36

Sarton, May. May Time Surpass.
Ewert, 1997. Card.

The original wood cut by Bruce Chandler was printed directly from the
block. Designed by John Kristensen and printed at Firefly Press;
Proof; Letter from Mary Azarian to W.B.E. with proofs for art not
used; One of 385 copies

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale. One of 450 copies, signed
by the author. Number 3 of 40, signed by the author and the
calligrapher

Box 8, Folder 38

Heyen, William. Fana Al-Fana.
Ewert, 1997.
Broadside.

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale, One of 135 copies; Number
4 of 25, signed by the author and the calligrapher; Publisher's
Copy, signed by the author and the calligrapher; Publication
announcement

Box 8, Folder 39

Heyen, William. Windfall.
Ewert, 1997.

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale. One of 450 copies, folded.
Number 3 of 30, signed by the author and the calligrapher. One of 10
ad personam copies signed by the author and the calligrapher.
Inscribed "for the Dimond Library, UNH." One of 450, inscribed to
the Ewert family

Box 8, Folder 40

Sarton, May. This Human
Church. Ewert, 1997.
Card.

One of 436 copies designed by John Kristensen and printed at Firefly
Press. One of 36 copies, signed by the printer

Box 8, Folder 41

Updike, John. January. Ewert,
1997. Card.

Illustration reproduced from a wood engraving by Thomas Bewick,
Designed by John Kristensen and printed at Firefly Press; Letter
from the author to W.B.E., October 29,
1997; Letter from John Briggs [Holiday House] to
W.B.E., October 10, 1997;
Photocopy with changes to the text; Proof of title font; Proof of
card without colophon; Proof with notations and signed by the
author; One of 150 copies; One of 150 scored but not folded, signed
by the author; One of 50 bound in wrappers, signed by the author

Designed by John Kristensen and printed at Firefly Press; Original
relief engraving by Barry Moser was printed directly from the block;
Letter from the author to W.B.E., February 4, 1997; Letter from John Kristensen to
W.B.E., September 24, 1998;
(3) galley proofs; Fax of proof of colophon; One of 150 copies
signed by the author and artist, folded

Designed by John Kristensen and printed at Firefly Press. Letter from
the author to W.B.E., November 15,
1998; Typescript with notations; Correspondence from
John Kristensen to W.B.E., May 28, 1999 - June 7, 1999; Proof sheets

Box 9, Folder 2

Updike, John. Radiators.
Ewert, 1998. Designed by John
Kristensen and printed at Firefly Press.

One of 185 copies, signed, unbound; One of 185 copies, unbound;
Number 3 of 40, signed by the author and handsewn in wrappers;
Number one of 15 ad personam copies signed by the author and
handsewn in wrappers, inscribed "Dimond Library, UNH"

Box 9, Folder 3

Heyen, William. Sheep This
Evening. Ewert, 1998.
Card.

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale; One of 450 copies, folded,
unsigned; One of 450 copies, folded, inscribed by the author to
W.B.E.; Number 3 of 40 copies signed by the author and the
calligrapher; One of 10 ad personam copies signed by the author and
the calligrapher. Inscribed "for Dimond Library, UNH"

Box 9, Folder 4

Oates, Joyce Carol. Double
Portrait. Ewert, 1998. Broadside.

Printed at Firefly Press; Correspondence from the author to W.B.E.,
October 10, 1997 -
January 21, 1998; Typescript; Proof sheets; One of 40
copies signed by the author; Postcard edition, unsigned

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale; One of 450 copies, folded;
Number 3 of 40 copies signed by the author and the calligrapher

Box 9, Folder 8

Simic, Charles. Against
Winter. Ewert, 1998.
Card.

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale; One of 450 copies, folded;
Number 3 of 40 copies signed by the author and the calligrapher; One
of 10 ad personam copies signed by the author and the calligrapher,
inscribed "for Dimond Library, UNH"

Box 9, Folder 9

Heyen, William. May Sarton.
Ewert, 1999.
Broadside.

This first published section from The Angel
Voices, A Poem is based on a propitious event that took
place on May 6, 1982, during Bill Heyen's and Bill Ewert's visit
with May Sarton; One of 135 copies, signed by the author; Number 5
of 25, signed by the author; One of 10 ad personam copies signed by
the author, inscribed "for Dimond Library, UNH"

Box 9, Folder 10

Updike, John. Religious
Consolation. Ewert, 1999. Card.

Designed by John Kristensen and printed at Firefly Press; The
illustration is reproduced from a wood engraving by Eric Gill;
Correspondence from the author to W.B.E., July 22, 1999 - November 17,
2000; Photocopy of magazine page; Proof, signed and
dated by the author, November 9,
1999; One of 185 copies signed by the author, folded;
One of 65 copies printed as broadsides, signed by the author; one of
15 printed on Griffen Mill paper; One of 65 copies printed as
broadsides, signed by the author; one of 50 copies printed on Rives
Heavyweight paper

Box 9, Folder 11

Simic, Charles. Sweet Tooth.
Ewert, 1999. Card.

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale; Tyescript; One of 250
copies signed by the author, folded; Number 3 of 40 copies signed by
the author and the calligrapher; One of 10 ad personam copies signed
by the author and the calligrapher, inscribed "for Dimond Library,
UNH"

Box 9, Folder 12

Hall, Donald. Another
Christmas. Ewert, 1999. Christmas card.

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale; One of 450 copies signed
by the author; Number 3 of 40 signed by the author and the
calligrapher

Box 9, Folder 13

Heyen, William. First Snow.
Ewert, 1999. Christmas
card.

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale; One of 450 copies signed
by the author; Number 3 of 40 copies signed by the author and the
calligrapher; One of 10 ad personam copies signed by the author and
the calligrapher, inscribed "for Dimond Library, UNH"

Box 9, Folder 14

Updike, John. Jesus and Elvis.
Ewert, 2000.
Broadside.

This edition was designed by John Kristensen and printed at Firefly
Press. The illustration is reproduced from a wood engraving by Eric
Gill; Correspondence from the author to W.B.E., August 3, 1999 - December 12,
2000; Proof, signed by the author November 29, 2000; One of 450
copies, unsigned; One of 15 copies on Griffen Mill paper, signed by
the author; One of 50 copies printed on Rives Heavyweight paper and
signed by the author

Box 9, Folder 15

Heyen, William. The Hero.
Ewert, 2000.
Broadside.

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale; One of 135 copies signed
by the author. Number 3 of 25 copies signed by the author and the
calligrapher; One of 10 ad personam copies signed by the author and
the calligrapher, inscribed "for Dimond Library, UNH"

Box 9, Folder 16

Hall, Donald. Her Garden.
Ewert, 2000. Card.

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale; One of 350 copies, signed
by the author; Number 3 of 40 copies signed by the author and the
calligrapher

Box 9, Folder 17

Simic, Charles. Roadside
Stand. Ewert, 2000.
Broadside.

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale; One of 40 ad personam
copies signed by the author and the calligrapher, Inscribed "for
Dimond Library, UNH"; Number 3 of 40 signed by the author and the
calligrapher; One of 250 copies, signed by the author

Box 9, Folder 18

Heyen, William. Aerial View,
B.C. Ewert, 2000.
Broadside.

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale; One of 10 ad personam
copies, signed by the author and the calligrapher, and inscribed
"for Dimond Library, UNH"; Number 3 of 25 printed on special paper
and signed by both author and calligrapher; One of 350 cards, signed
by the author

Box 9, Folder 19

Updike, John. Rainbow. Ewert,
2001. Broadside.

Letter from the author to W.B.E., February 22, 2001; Typescript; Proof with
notations

Series 2: Ewert's Collecting

Subseries A: Correspondence with Authors

Correspondence from Galway Kinnell to W.B.E.; Correspondence from
Charles Bell to W.B.E.; Typescript by Charles Bell

Box 11, Folder 2

Bruce Berlind

Letter to W.B.E., September 8,
1990; Typescript

Box 11, Folder 3

William Bronk

Correspondence to W.B.E., September 6, 1984 - December 5, 1987; Typescript;
Christmas broadside by State University of New York at Buffalo,
December 1984 signed by
Bronk; "Stagebill" for Linoln Center, May
1984, with photocopy of review of performance of
Bronk's work (no citation); Postcard of "Frailty" signed by Bronk,
dated December 1989; Postcard
printed by Burning Deck

Typescript and manuscript material (Includes "The Past" with two
earlier versions of "Seekonk Woods")

Box 12, Folder 12

Galway Kinnell

Typescript and manuscript material

Box 12, Folder 13

Galway Kinnell

Printed items:

Small broadside of Daybreak
number 1 of 12, signed by the author

Pamphlet of the Phi Beta Kappa poem of 1983, "The Fundamental Project of Technology" as
presented during Harvard University commencement week, June 7, 1983, signed by the
author

To Christ Our Lord, 1983 Christmas card, wood engraving
by John DePol, printed for the Peich family, signed on the back
by the author

Box 12, Folder 14

David Kresh

Box 12, Folder 15

Li-Young Lee

Box 12, Folder 16

Denise Levertov

Correspondence to W.B.E., March 2, 1983 - November 15, 1985

Box 12, Folder 17

Denise Levertov

Manuscript and typescript material

Box 13

Box 13, Folder 1

Norbert Krapf

Correspondence to W.B.E.

Box 13, Folder 2

Norbert Krapf

Publication announcements and ephemera

Box 13, Folder 3

Norbert Krapf

Manuscript material

Box 13, Folder 4

Norbert Krapf

Printed items:

When the Call Came. Broadside.
Illustration by Katherine Krapf. Printed by The Print Shop.
Published for the benefit of Friends of Foundation for the
Adoption of Abandoned Children by Norbert and Katherine Krapf to
celebrate the arrival of their daughter Elizabeth Maria from
Bogata, Columbia in 1980.
Number 27 of 500, signed by the author and inscribed to the
Ewert family.

Walnut. Broadside. Stone House
Press Broadside Number Six. "A keepsake for pre-publication
subscribers to Norbert Krapf's Heartwood, in which it appears. Walnut was also published in Scree. The Wood engraving is by John
DePol. Limited to 175 copies. Text copyright 1982 by Norbert Krapf. Illustration
copyright 1982 by John DePol.
Number 77, signed by the author, inscribed to Mary and Bill
Ewert, dated March 1,
1983

Box 13, Folder 5

Archibald MacLeish

Box 13, Folder 6

Elizabeth Marshall

Box 13, Folder 7

David McCord

Box 13, Folder 8

Joseph McElroy

Box 13, Folder 9

Joyce Carol Oates

correspondence to W.B.E., November 17, 1985 - August 23, 1997

Box 13, Folder 10

Deborah S. Pease

Box 13, Folder 11

May Sarton

Correspondence to W.B.E.

Box 13, Folder 12

May Sarton

Manuscript material

Box 13, Folder 13

May Sarton

Manuscript material

Box 13, Folder 14

May Sarton

Cards and broadsides (non-Ewert Publications) 1942-1963; 2001

Box 13, Folder 15

May Sarton

Publication photocopies and announcements

Box 13, Folder 16

May Sarton

Material related to the death of May Sarton

Box 14

Box 14, Folder 1

Jon Silkin

Box 14, Folder 2

Charles Simic

Box 14, Folder 3

W. D. Snodgrass

Correspondence to W.B.E.

Box 14, Folder 4

W. D. Snodgrass

Manuscript material

Box 14, Folder 5

W. D. Snodgrass

Manuscript material

Box 14, Folder 6

W. D. Snodgrass

Manuscript material

Box 14, Folder 7

W. D. Snodgrass

Correspondence to Louis Untermeyer, May
1972, and photocopy of typescript [see folders for
"The Boy Made of Meat" for further correspondence between Snodgrass
and Untermeyer]

Box 14, Folder 8

William Stafford

Box 14, Folder 9

William L. Stull [collector and author]

correspondence to W.B.E. Photocopies of material written by Stull on
Ray Carver

State University of New York at Buffalo Christmas broadside
collection, 1983-1998

Box 15, Folder 16

Small press items: cards and broadsides from various small
presses

Box 15, Folder 17

Small press items: cards and broadsides from various small
presses

Box 15, Folder 18

The Ally Press

Box 15, Folder 19

Ampersand Books/Albondocani Press

Box 15, Folder 20

BOA Editions

Box 16

Box 16, Folder 1

Brooding Heron Press

Box 16, Folder 2

Grenfell Press

Box 16, Folder 3

Matrix Press

Box 16, Folder 4

Metacom Press

Box 16, Folder 5

Morrigu Press

Box 16, Folder 6

Moving Parts Press

Box 16, Folder 7

Nimrod Press (Richard Lipton)

Box 16, Folder 8

Rook Press

Box 16, Folder 9

Scarecrow Press (Lenora Blouin)

Box 16, Folder 10

Sea Pen Press and Paper Hill

Box 16, Folder 11

Stone House Press

Box 16, Folder 12

Sun Hill Press (Darrell Hyder)

Box 16, Folder 13

Tamarack Press (Allan Hoey)

Box 16, Folder 14

Tidal Press

Box 16, Folder 15

Time Being Books

Box 16, Folder 16

Vanguard Press

Subseries D: Booksellers

Box 16, Folder 17

Bay Side Books

Box 16, Folder 18

Croissant & Company Booksellers

Box 16, Folder 19

Jenkins Company

Box 16, Folder 20

George B. Norris

Box 16, Folder 21

Serendipity Books

Box 16, Folder 22

Ralph Sipper/Joseph the Provider

Box 16, Folder 23

Words, Etcetera

Box 16, Folder 24

Zooland Books

Subseries E: Book Collecting and/or Small Press Organizations

Box 16, Folder 25

Baxter Society

Box 16, Folder 26

Club of Odd Volumes

Box 16, Folder 27

Grolier Club

Box 16, Folder 28

Letterpress Guild of New England

Box 16, Folder 29

Miscellaneous correspondence about collecting

Series 3: Ewert's Robert Frost Collection

Box 17

Box 17, Folder 1

Correspondence: Newton F. McKeon to W.B.E., 1973-1980

Box 17, Folder 2

Related documents

Box 17, Folder 3

Related documents

Box 17, Folder 4

Related documents

Box 17, Folder 5

Bibliography material: typesetter's copy

Box 17, Folder 6

Bibliography material: typesetter's copy

Box 17, Folder 7

Bibliography material: typesetter's copy

Box 17, Folder 8

Bibliography material: typesetter's copy

Box 17, Folder 9

Bibliography material: working copy

Box 17, Folder 10

Bibliography material: working copy

Box 17, Folder 11

Bibliography material

Box 17, Folder 12

Bibliography material

Box 18

Box 18, Folder 1

Bibliography material

Box 18, Folder 2

Bibliography material

Box 18, Folder 3

Bibliography material

Box 18, Folder 4

Bibliography material

Box 18, Folder 5

Bibliography material

Box 18, Folder 6

Bibliography material

Box 18, Folder 7

Bibliography material

Box 18, Folder 8

Bibliography material

Box 18, Folder 9

Bibliography material

Box 18, Folder 10

Bibliography material

Box 18, Folder 11

Bibliography material

Box 18, Folder 12

Bibliography material

Box 18, Folder 13

Bibliography material

Box 19

Box 19, Folder 1

Bibliography material

Box 19, Folder 2

Bibliography material

Box 19, Folder 3

Bibliography material

Box 19, Folder 4

Printer's proofs and cover mock-up

Box 19, Folder 5

Bibliography material

Box 19, Folder 6

Bibliography material

Box 19, Folder 7

Bibliography material

Box 19, Folder 8

Bibliography material

Box 19, Folder 9

Bibliography material

Box 19, Folder 10

Bibliography material

Box 19, Folder 11

Bibliography material

Box 19, Folder 12

Bibliography material

Box 19, Folder 13

Bibliography material

Box 20

Box 20, Folder 1

Bibliography material

Box 20, Folder 2

Bibliography material

Box 20, Folder 3

Bibliography material

Box 20, Folder 4

Bibliography material

Box 20, Folder 5

Bibliography material

Box 20, Folder 6

Bibliography material

Box 20, Folder 7

Bibliography material

Box 20, Folder 8

Bibliography material

Box 20, Folder 9

Bibliography material

Box 20, Folder 10

Bibliography material

Box 20, Folder 11

Bibliography material: galley proofs

Series 4: Miscellaneous Ewert Materials

Subseries A: Correspondence

Box 1

Box 1, Folder 1

Miscellaneous correspondence

Subseries B: South Congregational Church, Concord, NH

Box 1, Folder 2

South Congregational Church, Concord, NH

Subseries C: Library Organizations

Box 1, Folder 3

Friends of UNH Library

Box 1, Folder 4

Amherst College Library

Box 1, Folder 5

Friends of the Dartmouth Library

Box 1, Folder 6

Harvard College Library

Subseries D: Personal Material and Photographs

Box 1, Folder 7

Personal material:

Various photographs of W.B.E., mostly black and white: One
8x12 and one 3x5 color photograph of Ewert with May Sarton and
William Heyen (?) sitting in Sarton's garden in York, Maine,
undate; Photograph of unidentified man (a printer?), undated;
Program from memorial service for Susan Gladstone, 1992; Short story by Merle Drown,
"The Wonders That Love Wrought," Undated; Photocopy of draft of
convocation speech by Galway Kinnell, Lyndon State College,
August 29, 1989;
Two flyers for humorous "Jurassic Bike" ad, undated

Note: other photographs of Bill Ewert with a variety of people
may be found in the University Photographs, especially BLD428
(1973 Presentation of the Robert Frost Collection); and the
Library section of the 1970s-1986
book of proofs, which contains pictures of Bill with Galway
Kinnell, William Bronk, and others

Box 1, Folder 8

Program and seven copies of "Three Poems for Bill Ewert,"
chosen by William Heyen and printed by John Kristensen from the
memorial service for W.B.E., November
17, 2001

Subseries E: 2018 Additions

Box 1

Box 1, Folder 1-7

Correspondence, 1979-1982

A photograph of the Heyen family ca. 1915, a Tristam Coffin
bookplate, and Ewert correspondence 1979-1982.

This single box contains correspondence (mostly 2000-2001, some from
1980s-1990s); paper samples from books, various works such as "The
Berry", "Snow Hen", "Wenzel", and "Why Wait for Science?"; Tristam
Coffin greeting cards; and materials from Galway Kinnell, Snodgrass,
Hall, and others.

Series 5: Oversize Material

Subseries A: Publications

Oversize Box 1

Oversize Box 1, Folder 1

Heyen, William. Witness.
Ewert, 1978.
Broadside

Designed and hand-printed by Christine Bertelson at the Rara Avis
Press. Wood engravings by Curt Carpenter. Copy number 71 of 125
copies signed by the author and illustrator. (2) proofs of
broadside.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 2

Kinnell, Galway. First Song.
Ewert, 1982.
Broadside.

Designed by C.Freeman Keith. Printed at the Stinehour Press. One of
four proof copies. One of 150 copies signed by the author. Inscribed
"For Dimond Library UNH." Number 46 signed by the author.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 3

Heyen, William. The Berries.
Ewert, 1982.
Broadside.

Printed by the Penmaen Press. Original wood engraving by Michael
McCurdy. Copy number 89 of 100 copies signed by the author and
artist.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 4

Sarton, May. Shell. Ewert,
1982. Broadside.

Printed at the Penmaen Press. Typography and wood engravings by
Michael McCurdy. One of 100 copies. Signed by McCurdy and inscribed
by Sarton, "For UNH Library, Durham, Dec. 21, 1982."

Oversize Box 1, Folder 5

Levertov, Denise. Two Peoms.
Ewert, 1983.

Galley proofs.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 6

Snodgrass, W. D. Owls for
Camille. Ewert, 1983.
Broadside.

Designed, illustrated, and hand-printed by Marta Anderson Trimble at
the Crepuscular Press. Copy number 85, white background, of 90
copies, 65 of which were printed on white background and 25 on tan
background, signed by the author and artist. Number 6, tan
background, signed.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 7

Oates, Joyce Carol. Small
Hymns. Ewert, 1983.
Broadside.

Printed at the Meadow Press. Illustrated by Mary Ann Hayden. Copy
number 12 of 100 copies signed by the author and illustrator.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 8

Heyen, William. Ensoulment. Ewert, 1983. Broadside.

Printed at the Meadow Press. Woodcut by Leigh McLellan. Number 16 of
100 signed by the author and artist.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 9

Levertov, Denise. Caedmon. Ewert, 1985. Broadside.

Celtic knotwork border drawn by Elisabeth Hyder. Printed by Darrell
Hyder. Number 44 of 100 copies signed by the author. Letter O of 26
lettered copies signed by the author

Oversize Box 1, Folder 10

Carver, Raymond. For
Tess. Ewert, 1985.
Broadside.

Paper made by Claire Van Vliet and Bernie Vinzani at the Janus Press.
Copy number ll of 125 copies signed by Raymond Carver and Claire Van
Vliet.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 11

Bronk, William. Two Apostrophes. Ewert, 1985. Broadside.

Designed by John Kristensen. Printed at the Firefly Press. Number 11
of 86 copies signed by the author. Copy letter U of 86 copies signed
by the author. Presentation copy inscribed "for Stuart Wright."

Oversize Box 1, Folder 12

Kinnell, Galway. Farm
Picture. Ewert, 1985.
Broadside.

Printed by Darrell Hyder. Number no. 6 of 100 copies signed by the
author. Hand colored.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 13

Sarton, May. Blizzard. Ewert,
1986. Broadside.

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale. Copy number 4 of 50 copies
printed on special paper and signed by the author.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 14

Heyen, William. The
Amber. Ewert, 1986.
Broadside.

Original woodcut Mary Azarian. Printed at the Firefly Press by John
Kristensen for the New England Reading Association in celebration of
the Annual Conference held in Manchester, New Hampshire, September 25-27, 1986.
One of 325 copies on laid paper signed by the author. One of 50
copies on wove paper signed by author and the artist.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 15

Carver, Raymond. The River.
Ewert, 1986.
Broadside.

Illustrated by John Jagel and printed by Darrell Hyder. Letter N of
26 lettered copies signed by the author and the illustrator. Number
36 of 100 copies signed by the author and the illustrator.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 16

Heyen, William. Brockport Sunflowers. Ewert, 1986. Broadside.

Illustrated by Peter Schumann. Printed at the Janus Press. One of 160
copies signed by the author.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 17

Sarton, May. The
Phoenix Again. Ewert, 1987. Broadside.

Designed by John Kristensen. One of 75 copies signed by the
author.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 18

Heyen, William. The
Bells. Ewert, 1987.
Broadside.

Co-published with Brockport Foundation, Brockport, N.Y. Illustration
by Richard Incardona. One of 300 copies signed by the author. Number
22 of 36 copies printed on Arches papers and signed by the
author.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 19

Kinnell, Galway. Looking at the Sea
with Maud and Fergus. Ewert, 1987. Broadside.

Typography by John Kristensen. Printed letterpress at the Firefly
Press. One of 70, signed by the author.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 20

Sarton, May. The Smile. Ewert,
1987. Broadside.

Typography by John Kristensen. Printed letterpress at the Firefly
Press. One of 70, signed by the author.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 21

Snodgrass, W. D. Three
Versicles. Ewert, 1987. Broadside.

Designed by Rudolf Koch. Typography by John Kristensen. Printed
letterpress at the Firefly Press. One of 70, signed by the
author.

Deluxe set of three broadsides listed above. "Ten sets of these
broadsides have been printed on special paper and enclosed in a
portfolio." Signed by the authors.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 23

Sarton, May. Christmas Light. Ewert, 1987. Broadside.

Calligraphy by R. P. Hale. Number 4 of 50 copies on special paper,
signed by the author and calligrapher.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 24

Heyen, William. Papyrus.
Ewert, 1988.
Broadside.

Number 3 of 30. Printed on special paper and signed by the author and
calligrapher.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 25

Sarton, May. December Moon.
Ewert, 1988.
Broadside.

Designed by John Kristensen. One of 436 copies. Number 29 of 36
copies signed by author.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 26

Heyen, William. Our Song.
Ewert, 1988.
Broadside.

Calligraphy by R.P. Hale. Presented to William B. Ewert by the N.H.
Science Teachers Assoc. Sept. 22,
1988. Number 4 of 100 signed by author. Number 4 of
30 special copies signed by author and calligrapher.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 27

Kinnell, Galway. The Auction.
Ewert, 1989.
Broadside.

Designed by John Kristensen. Woodcuts by Mary Azarian. Printed and
bound at Firefly Press. One of 10 publisher's advance issues. Signed
by the author.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 28

Snodgrass, W. D. Dance Suite: Minuet
in F##. Ewert, 1989.
Broadside.

Calligraphy by R. P. Hale. Number 4 of 36 printed for private
distribution. Signed by the author and calligrapher.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 29

Heyen, William. Ice. Ewert,
1989. Broadside.

Special printing at The Bow and Arrow Press. Copy no. 3 of 35, signed
by the author.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 30

Heyen, William. Beloved on the Earth. Ewert, 1990. Broadside.

Designed by William B. Ewert and John Kristensen. Printed at Firefly
Press for Bill and Han Heyen to celebrate the marriage of Terre
Scharff and William Heyen, Jr. Number 13 of 36 on special paper.
Signed by the author.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 31

Sarton, May. Friendship and Illness. Ewert, 1990. Broadside.

Original woodcut by Mary Azarian. Printed at Firefly Press. One of 36
copies printed on special paper and signed by the author.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 32

Heyen, William. My Sleigh
Tonight. Ewert, 1990.
Broadside.

Designed by Gino Lee. Illustrated with a reproduction of an original
wood engraving by Thomas Bewick. Printed at The Bow and Arrow Press.
Number 4 of 36 copies printed on special paper and signed by the
author. One of 15 copies specially printed for the author. Signed by
the author and inscribed "Dimond Library".

Oversize Box 1, Folder 33

Snodgrass, W.D. Dance Suite: Mexican
Hat Dance. Ewert, 1990.

Calligraphy by R.P.Hale. Number 4 of 36 copies on special paper.
Signed by the author and calligrapher.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 34

Heaney, Seamus. Mint. Ewert, 1991.
Broadside.

Designed by John Kristensen. Original woodcut by Mary Azarian.
Printed at Firefly Press, Somerville, Massachusetts. Number 6 of 100
copies signed by the author and artist. Number 6 of 36 copies signed
by the author and artist, colored woodcut.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 35

Sarton, May. Renascence.
Ewert, 1991.
Broadside.

Original woodcut by Mary Azarian. Printed at Firefly Press. Number 4
of 36 copies specially printed and signed by the author and the
artist, in a total edition of 536 copies.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 36

Snodgrass, W.D. He Bare Him Up, He
Bare Him Down. Ewert, 1991. Broadside.

Number 4 of 36 copies printed on special paper and signed by the
author, of a total edition of 286 copies.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 37

Heyen, William. Two Poems of
Ecology. Ewert, 1991.
Broadside.

Calligraphy by R.P. Hale. This edition produced by William B. Ewert
for the New Hampshire Science Teachers Association to recognise
outstanding teachers of science and ecology from the Granite State.
Number 3 of 176 copies signed by the author and the calligrapher.
Copy "N", one of 26 lettered copies.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 38

Sarton, May. Forward into the
Past. Ewert, 1992.

Galley proofs

Oversize Box 1, Folder 39

Sarton, May. Old Fashioned
Snow. Ewert, 1992.

Galley proofs

Oversize Box 1, Folder 40

Booth, Martin. American
Dreams. Ewert, 1992.
Broadside.

Printed at Firefly Press for Bill and Mary Ewert and Bill and Nan
Heyen to celebrate Martin, Helen, Alexander and Emma Booth's visit
to Brockport, NY and Concord, NH in August 1992. One of 50, unnumbered and unsigned.
Number 4 of 36 copies on special paper and signed by the author.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 41

Heyen, William. Brockport Milkweed. Ewert, 1992. Broadside.

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P.Hale. Printed for Bill and Mary
Ewert to celebrate Bill and Nan Heyen's visit to Concord, NH in
April 1992. Number 4 of 36
large-paper specially printed copies signed by the author and the
calligrapher.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 42

Hall, Donald. Daylilies on the
Hill. Ewert, 1992.

Galley proofs.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 43

Heaney, Seamus. Iron Spike.
Ewert, 1992.
Broadside.

Linoleum block vignette cut by Gino Lee. Designed by John Kristensen
and printed at Firefly Press in an edition of 100 copies signed by
the author. Dedicated to Donald Hall and Jane Kenyon of Eagle Pond
Farm.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 44

Sarton, May. A Handful
of Thyme. Ewert, 1992. Broadside.

Original woodcut by Mary Azarian. One of 50 copies specially printed
at Firefly Press as a broadside and signed by the author and
artist.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 45

Hall, Donald. Old Roses.
Ewert, 1992.
Broadside.

One of 50 copies specially printed at Firefly Press and signed by the
author.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 46

Snodgrass, W.D. Winter. Ewert,
1992. Broadside.

Number 3 of 36 copies printed on special paper and signed by the
author and artist. One of 10 copies printed on special paper and
hand-colored, signed by the author and artist.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 47

Heaney, Seamus. Poet's Chair.
Ewert, 1993.
Broadside.

Linoleum block illustration copyright 1993 by Dimitri Hadzi. Design
by Gino Lee. Produced for distribution at a gala celebration held on
May 15, 1993, to honor Robert and Jana Kiely in the twentieth year
of their service as Master and Associate Master of Adams House,
Harvard University. One of 1000 photo-offset copies. Number 3 of 100
signed by the author and illustrator.

Oversize Box 1, Folder 48

Sarton, May. Bliss. Ewert, 1993.
Broadside.

Copy 4 of 36 copies special signed by the author and the
calligrapher.

Oversize Box 2

Oversize Box 2, Folder 1

Hall, Donald. Mount
Kearsarge Shines. Ewert, 1993. Broadside.

Reprinted from The Museum of Clear
Ideas (New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1993).
Calligraaphy and illustration by R.P.Hale. Number 3 of 30 numbered
copies signed by the author and the illustrator.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 2

Snodgrass, W.D. Snowdrops.
Ewert, 1993.
Broadside.

Reprinted from Each in His Season
(Brockport, NY: BOA Editions, Ltd., 1993). Calligraphy and illustration by R.P.Hale.
Number 3 of 30 numbered copies printed on special paper and signed
by the author and calligrapher. One of 10 watercolored ad personam
copies printed on special paper and signed by the author and
calligrapher.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 3

Sarton, May. Of
Molluscs. Ewert, 1994. Broadside.

Reprinted from Collected Poems,
1930-1993 (New York: W.W.Norton & Company).
Illustration reproduced from an original wood engraving by Thomas
Bewick. This edition, designed by John Kristensen, printed at
Firefly Press, for William B. Ewert to honor May Sarton on her 82nd
birthday, May 3, 1994. One
of 40 copies on special paper signed by the author.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 4

Hall, Donald. Blue. Ewert, 1994.
Broadside.

Previously appeared in The Nation.
Original woodcut by Mary Azarian, printed directely from the block.
Printed at Firefly Press for private distribution. One of 40 copies
printed on special paper and signed by the author and the
artist.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 5

Heyen, William. Owl
Winter. Ewert, 1994.
Broadside.

Illustration reproduced from an original wood engraving by Thomas
Bewick. This first edition limited to 400 copies printed at the
Firefly Press for private distribution. Number 3 of 30 copies
printed on special paper and signed by the author.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 6

Sarton, May. After the
War. Ewert, 1994.
Broadside.

Illustration by Thomas Bewick. Printed at Firefly Press. Number 3 of
40 copies on special paper and signed by the author.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 7

Snodgrass, W.D. From Snow Songs. Ewert, 1994. Broadside.

Reprinted from Each in His Season (Brockport,
NY: BOA Editions, Ltd., 1993).
Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale. Number 3 of 30 numbered
copies printed on special paper and signed by the author and
calligrapher.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 8

Hall, Donald. Surface. Ewert,
1995. Broadside.

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale. This first edition
produced in October 1995 by
the publisher for the New Hampshire Science Teachers Association to
recognize outstanding teachers of science and ecology from the
Granite State. Number 106 of 150 signed by the author and
calligrapher.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 9

Heyen, William. Trepidation. Ewert, 1995. Broadside.

Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale. Printed for Bill and Mary
Ewert to celebrate Bill and Han Heyen's visit to Concord, N.H. in
October 1995. Number 3 of
40 copies specially printed and signed by the author and
calligrapher.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 10

Hall, Donald. The Pageant.
Ewert, 1995.
Broadside.

Relief engraving by Barry Moser. Designed by John Kristensen and
printed at Firefly Press. One of 75 copies signed by the author and
artist. One of 30 artist's proofs on Molino signed by the author and
the artist.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 11

Heyen, William. Heaven. Ewert, 1995.
Broadside.

This poem is the seventeenth section of a longer sequence entitled
Annuli. Calligraphy and
illustration by R.P. Hale. Number 3 of 30 printed on special paper
and signed by the author and the calligrapher.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 12

Sarton, May. May Time
Surpass. Ewert, 1997.
Broadside.

This poem, copyright 1997 by the
Estate of May Sarton, was originally called "The Enemy." This is its
first appearance. The original wood cut, copyright 1997 by Bruce Chandler, was printed
directly from the block. Number 3 of 50 copies designed by John
Kristensen and printed at Firefly Press on special paper to
celebrate the 85th anniversary of May Sarton's birth. Signed by the
artist.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 13

Simic, Charles. In
the Library. Ewert, 1997. Broadside.

Copyright 1990, reprinted by
permission of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich from The Book of Gods and Devils. Designed by John
Kristensen and printed at Firefly Press for private distribution by
the Friends of the University of New Hampshire Library. The original
relief engraving by Barry Moser, was printed directly from the
block. One of 150 copies printed on Rives heavyweight paper and
signed by the author and artist. One of 200 copies signed by the
author and inscribed "To the "New" Dimond Library."

Oversize Box 2, Folder 14

Updike, John. Down
Time. Ewert, 1997.
Broadside.

Previously appeared in Poetry. The original relief engraving by Barry
Moser, was printed directly from the block. This first edition
printed by John Kristensen at Firefly Press from hand-set Cochin
type. Proof sheets. One of 60 copies on Rives Heavyweight paper
signed by the author and the artist. One of 30 copies on Twinrocker
Yale paper, signed.

Translated by W.D. Snodgrass; calligraphy and illustration by R.P.
Hale. This poem previously appeared in Targ
Editions No. 20. Number 3 of 25 printed on special
paper, signed by the author and the artist. Number iii of xv printed
on special paper and colored, signed by the author and the
artist.

Translated by W.D. Snodgrass; calligraphy and illustration by R.P.
Hale. This poem previously appeared in Targ
Editions No. 20. Number 3 of 25 printed on special
paper, signed by the author and the artist. Number iii of xv printed
on special paper and colored, signed by the author and the
artist.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 17

Updike, John. The Women Who Got
Away. Ewert, 1998.

Galley proofs.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 18

Updike, John. Bech: His
Oeuvre. Ewert, 2000.

Galley proofs. Original art work by Arnold Roth.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 19

Updike, John. Rainbow. Ewert, 2001. Broadside.

This poem, copyright by John Updike, previously appeared in The Atlantic Monthly. Issued in
March 2001 to honor the
35th Anniversary of the New Hampshire Science Teachers Association.
Designed and printed at Firefly Press in a first edition limited to
85 copies signed by the author.

Subseries B: Collecting

The Canvasback of Little
Africa. Broadside. Copyright 1980 by Vince Clemente. Street Press. Published
in a limited edition of 276, 26 of which are lettered and signed
by the author. Number 11 of 276, inscribed to W.B.E. by the
author.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 21

Heyen, William.

At West Hills, Long Island.
Broadside. Original wood engraving by John DePol. Stone House
Press Broadside Number 12. Edition is limited to 26 lettered
copies and 135 numbered and signed. Number E of 26, inscribed to
W.B.E. by the author.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 22

Kinnell, Galway.

The Geese. Broadside. Copyright
1985 by Galway Kinnell.
The paper was made by Claire Van Vliet and printed at Janus
Press in an edition of 100 copies. Signed by the author.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 23

Rukeyser, Muriel.

St. Roach. Broadside. One of
150 copies printed for Poetry Against the End of the World, New
York City, May 26,
1982.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 24

Snodgrass, W. D.

Selected Poems 1957-1987.
Broadside. Hand colored etching by DeLoss McGraw. Promotional
broadside put out by Soho Press to promote 1987 anthology of Snodgrass' poetry
by the same title. "200 impressions of this broadside handpulled
at Brighton Press." Number 124 of 200, signed by the author and
the artist, inscribed to W.B.E. by the author.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 25

Miner, Denise.

A Fragment of a Letter from Vincent Van
Gogh to His Brother Theo. Broadside. Linoleum cut by
Denise Miner. Designed and printed by Russell Maret, 1991. One copy signed by the
author. One copy inscribed by the author to May Sarton.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 26

Small presses

Northouse & Northouse. American
Poetry Portfolio. Broadsides. (2) complete sets,
printed in 1988. One set is
letter R, one set in number 30. All are signed by the
authors.

Davison, Scott. Soft Salvation.
Copyright 1987 by Scott
Davison. "Designed and printed by David Holman at the Wind River
Press for Northouse & Northouse. Copies numbered 1-100 and
lettered A-Z are published as a portion of the American Poetry Portfolio. Copies
numbered i-xv are separately published in paper
wrappers."

Stafford, William. Geogrpahy
Lesson. Copyright 1987 by William Stafford; originally published
in The Texas Review. "Designed
and printed at Red Ozier Press for Northouse & Northouse.
Copies numbered 1-100 and lettered A-Z are published as a
portion of the American Poetry
Portfolio. Copies numbered i-xxx are separately
published in paper wrappers."

Updike, John. Two Sonnets.
"Designed and printed by David Holman at the Wind River Press
for Northouse & Northouse. "Oxford, Thirty Years After"
reprinted by permission; copyright 1986 by John Updike. Originally in the New Yorker. "Somewhere Else" was
originally published as "Somewhere" in The New Republic. Reprinted by permission of The New Republic, copyright
1986 by The New Republic,
Inc. Copies numbered 1-100 and lettered A-Z of Two Sonnets are published as a
portion of the American Poetry
Portfolio. Copies numbered i-xl are separately
published in paper wrappers."

McHugh, Heather. From 20,000
Feet. Copyright 1987 by Heather McHugh. "Designed and printed by
the Press of A. Colish for Northouse & Northouse. From 20,000 Feet was originally
published in the Michigan Quarterly
Review. Copies numbered 1-100 and A-Z are published
as a portion of the American Poetry
Portfolio. Copies numbered i-xx are separately
published in paper wrapper."

Ginsberg, Allen. Capitol Air.
Copyright 1987 by Allen
Ginsburg. "Designed and printed at Red Ozier Press for Northouse
& Northouse. Capitol Air was
originally published in The
Aquarian. Copies numbered 1-100 and lettered A-Z are
published as a portion of the American
Poetry Portfolio. Copies numbered i-xl are
separately published in wrappers."

Nemerov, Howard. Landscape with
Self-Portrait. Text copyright 1987 by Howard Nemerov.
Illustration copyright 1987
by Penny Moran. "Designed and printed by W. Thomas Taylor for
Northouse & Northouse. Copies numbered 1-100 and lettered
A-Z of Landscape with
Self-Portrait are published as a portion of the
American Poetry Portfolio.
Copies i-xxx are separately published in wrappers." This
broadside in set number 30 is unsigned.

Heyen, William. Mother and Son.
Copyright 1987 by William
Heyen. Wood engraving by Rik Olson. "Designed and printed by
Leigh McLellan for Northouse & Northouse. Mother and Son was originally
published in Poetry. Copies
numbered 1-100 and lettered A-Z are published as a portion of
the American Poetry Portfolio.
Copies i-xxx are separately published in paper wrappers."

Pastan, Linda. Mother Eve.
Copyright 1987 by Linda
Pastan. "Designed and printed by W. Thomas Taylor for Northouse
& Northouse. It was first published in The Georgia Review. Copies numbered
1-100 and lettered A-Z are published as a portion of the American Poetry Portfolio. Copies
numbered i-xx are separately published in wrappers."

Oversize Box 2, Folder 27

Rook Press items:

Partial collection of Rook Press Broadsides, First Series,
1975.

Descriptive pamphlets of broadsides 1-4 and 6.

Broadsides:

Samuel Hazo. The Duel that is
Vertical: (broadside 1). Number 29 of three hundred,
signed by the author and the artist. Number 112 of three
hundred, signed by the author.

William Heyen. Mermaid:
(broadside 2). Proof without illustration. Artist's proof,
signed by the artist. Number 25 of three hundred, inscribed to
W.B.E. by the author. Number 127 of three hundred.

Charles Simic. Further Adventures of
Charles Simic: (broadside 3). Number 212 of three
hundred, signed by the author.

Richard Wilbur. Two Riddles from
Aldheim: (broadside 4). Number 135 of three
hundred.

Karen Swenson. The
Psychologist: (broadside 6). Number 75 of three hundred,
signed by the author and the artist. Number 212 of three
hundred, signed by the author.

Oversize Box 2, Folder 28

Sun Hill Press/Darrell Hyder:

Within the Parameters.
Broadside. "Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address of 1863" as
translated and copyrighted 1995 by Robert S. Kyff is reprinted with his
permission by The Sun Hill Press, for friends of the written
word well printed."

Explanatory letter from Hyder to collectors describing how the
broadside came to be printed.